Author: Hendrix, Laura (Staff)

2014 MPA Winter Elective Survey Results

Local Government– Stephen Buxbaum
Overall good to excellent, but too short and needs to have credits extended to 4
Non– Profit Governance– Steve Laubacher
Slightly below the normal rating of “Good”
Leadership and Management in Cultural Organizations– Kris Tucker
Overall good, needs clearer expectations on syllabus and a longer lunch break
Managing Organizations– Amy Gould
Excellent rankings
Graduate Writing– Emily Lardner
Overall good, more core association writing assignments
Lean in Government– Larisa Benson
Excellent rankings
Health Policy– Jan Ward Olmstead
Luke warm reviews, clearer expectations and communication with students needed
Non– Elective or Required for Concentration
Tribal Policy– Linda Moon Stumpff and John McCoy
Overall good to excellent, faculty needs to reign in disruptive students
Advanced Research Methods– Steve Marshall
Overall good, faculty needs to be more prepared in the same version of SCPCC that the students are using
1st Year Core– Amy Gould, Steve Laubaucher and Greg Weeks
Slightly lower marks for excellence than in the past (average for program details at 3.7), still raked overall as good (4.2) . Comments yield some concerns about faculty engagement with Steve and some comments on low morale due to theory overload.